I have looked at several more films to add to my initial research. At the beginning of my research, I was looking at how film openings work. From this I have learned that we need to have a very clear focus about what we want to achieve and to be sure what we want our audience to know and understand. I also have learned various ways of manipulating the audience eg use of sound. I am still looking at this but also looking more closely at my genre, and also for more specific ideas now that we have a good idea of what the overall plot of our film is going to be. Some of my recent research includes:
· Taken 2 – Starts off in the middle of a situation leaving the audience to understand what is going on without explaining it (sitting in the car waiting for his daughter). This makes it more interesting as you are more engaged with the film as you want to know what is going on as it is not given to you. We are going to start in the middle of a scene like this.
· Paranormal Activity 4- starts with a big killing scene which leaves you sitting at the edge of your sit. This is a big opening for the start of a film, this is good as you are so build up at the start of the film that you can glued to the screen. This could also be a bad thing as you are so build up at the start of the film that you are expecting even more from the film so the rest of the film maybe a letdown if it is not as rushed and gruesome as the start.
· Kidulthood- starts off with cross-cutting from different angles of the playground , this I think is effective as it establishes the area as well of getting everyone’s POV of what is going on. Even though it is a different type of film this can help us with our opening two minutes as it is very effective. We will be cross-cutting between the police station, the girl running and the flashback and we need to make this dramatic and intriguing but not messy and confusing.
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